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smurf attacks

smurf attacks is the plural of smurf attack.

Meaning of smurf attack

Noun

smurf attack (plural smurf attacks)

  1. (computer security) A largely obsolete form of denial-of-service attack, involving broadcasting ICMP packets with the intended victim's IP address to a large computer network, causing the victim's computer to be overwhelmed by the response packets from the network.

Questions about smurf attacks

What is smurf attacks the plural of?
Smurf attacks is the plural of smurf attack.

Words near smurf attacks in the dictionary

  1. smur
  2. smurf
  3. smurf account
  4. smurf accounts
  5. smurf attack
  6. smurf attacks
  7. Smurf tube
  8. Smurf turf
  9. smurfable
  10. smurfed
  11. smurfer

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